National Broadband Plan Proposes Goal to Make Internet Speeds 25 Times Faster

The Federal Communications Committee will present their loaded National Broadband Plan to congress tomorrow (Tuesday), which is reportedly (according to Reuters) packed with recommendations to bring more and faster online services to Americans. (WOO!) One of many recommendations? To dramatically increase Internet speeds (up to 25 times faster) to both empower consumers and spur business.

What else is in the plans? According to ITBUsinessEdge.com, one of two important goals is to ensure that 100 million households have access to affordable

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100Mbps connectivity within 10 years. The second: To massively increase spectrum for mobile devices (by asking televsion stations to give up what they're not using).

PCMag.com offers a full roundup of responses, from every perspective, including the peoples, government agencies, television boradcasters, mobile carriers and more, which comes in bundles of both excitement and skepticism.

Stay tuned for full details of the National Broadband Plan following tomorrow's conference.